HIGHLIGHTS
- Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in the first half of the Group C game vs Finland
- Eriksen received CPR on the pitch even as Denmark players formed a human shield around him
- Eriksen is in a stable condition in the hospital and even spoke to his Denmark teammates via video conference
Copenhagen, Denmark: Denmark's group specialist said Sunday there was still "no clarification" for why midfielder Christian Eriksen fell during his nation's initial Euro 2020 game against Finland, yet affirmed he had endured a heart failure.
"He was gone, and we did cardiovascular revival," group specialist Morten Boesen told a question and answer session.
"How close would we say we were? I don't have the foggiest idea. We got him back after one defib (defibrillation), so that is very quick," Boesen added.
Notwithstanding, the doctor additionally said they still couldn't seem to find the reason for the 29-year-old's cardiovascular failure.
"There's no clarification up until this point," Boesen said, adding that everything tests done as such far on the player, who is as yet in the clinic, have returned fine.
"That is likewise one reason that he is as yet in the clinic," the doctor added.
The Inter Milan star abruptly fell in the 43rd moment of Denmark's Group B game against Finland on Saturday, laying still as clinical faculty-controlled CPR.
He laid on the field for around 15 minutes before being taken away from the pitch and hurried to the medical clinic.
The game was briefly suspended anticipating reports on Eriksen's wellbeing, however continued later in the evening after reports sifted through that the player was in a steady condition and alert. It finished in a 1-0 win for debutants Finland.
Major parts in the Danish group were given the alternative to proceed with the game or defer it, however on Sunday lead trainer Kasper Hjulmand said he lamented the choice.
"I sincerely don't believe that we ought to have been on the pitch once more," Hjulmand told journalists.
Hjulmand added that Eriksen had disclosed to him he wanted the group to continue playing in the competition.
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